Head fastener for dip barrels



June 22, 1943. w. J. McGARR HEAD FASTENER FOR DIP BARRELS Filed July 28, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l wiiw W June 22, 1943. w MCGARR 2,322,534

HEAD FASTENER FOR DIP BARRELS Filed July 28, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor WaZZ'er J M 6 4117 Patented June 22, 1943 Walter J. McGarr,' Cordele, .Ga., assignor to McGarr-Turner Company, Cordele, Ga., a partnership composed of W. J. McGarr and W. R,

Turner Application July 28, 1942, Serial N0. 452,659

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to so-called dip barrels, and more particularly to fasteners for the heads of such barrels and other containers such as are used in collecting turpentine gum for transportation to stills.

The invention is designed with the primary objects in View of providing a simply constructed, inexpensive fastener for the heads of such barrels adapting the heads for quick, easy and positive attachment to the barrels and obviating accidental displacement of the heads in handling of the barrels, and which further provides for easy removal of the heads, is strong and durable and fool-proof.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improvements, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claim are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in vertical transverse section illustrating my improved fastener applied,

Figure 2 is a view in bottom plan of the head and fastener,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in top plan of the head, fastener and barrel.

Figure 4 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3 and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a view in end elevation of the bushing.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, by way of exemplification, my improved fastener has been shown therein as applied to the disctype wooden head I of a usual dip barrel 2 having the internally beveled mouth end 3, and an internal laterally extending ring 4 mortised into the barrel below the bevel, as at 5, and at the mouth end thereof to form a flat seat for said head I. The ring 4 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposite edge notches 4' therein.

According to my invention, the head I is provided with a diametrical, flat top, clamping bar 6 having extending along the bottom thereof a reinforcing rib I gradually reduced in thickness toward each end of the bar. A central hub 8 is provided on the bar 6 and a recess 9 in the rib 1 below said hub. The bar 6 is of the requisite length to underlie at both ends thereof the ring 4 with said ends clearing the side of the barrel 2. At one side of the head I, a U-type stirrup ID of flat metal is secured to the under face of the head I to depend therefrom adjacent the ring 4 and loosely straddle one end of said bar 6. The stirrup Il] may be secured to the head I by end ears II on the stirrup and screws I2 extended through the ears into said head.

Suitably secured in the head I, as by bolting, as shown, is an axial metal bushing I3 having a radial, beveled, circular flange I4 at the upper end thereof fitting flush against the top of the head I, the upper end of the bushing forming a flat seat I5.

A bolt I6 is journaled in the bushing I3 with a working fit and has its lower end threaded through the hub 8 of the bar 6 and extending into the recess 9 clear of the bottom of said recess. The bolt I6 is provided with an annular collar I "I fitting flush on the seat I5 and a squared head I8 above said collar I1.

A laterally extending, short hand lever I9 is provided for turning the bolt I6 and which is attached to the head I8 by means of a forked yoke end 20 on the lever straddling said head and fitting flush against the head and over the collar H with a pin 20 extended therethrough and through said head.

The manner in which the described fastener is operated to attach and detach the head I will be readily understood. With the bolt It turned in the proper direction to widely space the clamping bar 6 from the head I, said head is placed on the ring 4 so that the ends of the bar 6 may be inserted downwardly under the ring 4 by way of notches 4. The head I is then retated on the ring 4, in either direction, until the ends of the bar 6 are out of registration with the notches 4'. Now, by turning the bolt I 6 in the proper direction, the bar 6 may be tightly clamped at both ends against the under side of the ring 4 and the head I against the upper side of said ring. To detach the head I, the described procedure for attaching is substantially reversed, as will be clear.

As will now be seen, the collar I1 and seat I5 coact to form a seal preventing accumulation of foreign matter between the bushing I3 and bolt I6 preventing operation of the bolt, and the recess 9 prevents the bolt I6 from jamming against the bar 6 when said bolt is turned to clamp the bar against the ring 4.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suffice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

The combination with a barrel having an annular inwardly extending ledge in the mouth thereof, of a disk-like head for the barrel adapted to seat fiat on said ledge, and means to fasten said head against the ledge comprising a dia.=. metrical bar extending along the bottom'side of said head of the requisitelength to extend at both ends beneath said ledge, means to adjust; said bar into and form clamping relation to said ledge comprising an axial bushing in said head, a bolt extending through said bushing with a working fit and threaded into said bar, a shoulder on said bolt coacting with one end of said bushing to prevent movement of the bolt inwardly of the barrel, a crank lever on one end of the bolt for turning the same, and means on said head for restraining the bar against rotation by said bolt and providing for limited movement of the bar toward and from the ledge, said last means comprising a stirrup attached to the bottom side of the head and. straddling one end 1 of said; bar, said end of the bar being slidable 

